| AAPD | American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry |
| CI | Confidence interval |
| JBI | Joanna Briggs Institute |
| OR | Odds ratio |
| PRISMA | Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses |
| RCT | Randomised controlled trial |
| RMGIC | Resin-modified glass ionomer cement |
| ROBINS-I | Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies-of Interventions |